Hey all,

Im in NS and ive been on the wait list for this since 2010... 7 long years. I finially have my first appointment in halifax Mar 21... Anyone else go through halifax for their surgery? What can i expect from this appointment?

Congratulations on your upcoming appointment! NS is beautiful... my family (Melanson) is from there

Not Halifax, but I am a neighbour in NB I'm 10 months post op tomorrow. I don't know how they do it in NS, but all I can tell you is that it's worth it. Good luck!

The first appointment is with 50 people, a group thing. But i dont know what to expect after that.

From what I understand they do have a really long waits in the maritimes -- I feel bad for you guys. I've heard of people going to other areas of Canada to get this done once having the go ahead from the basic requirements (dietitian, psychologist, case manager, and possibly generalist). Do you ever visit places like Alberta? Areas like here in Calgary are pretty quick. I've been in weight management since September'ish 2015. First met the surgeon late 2016 and started liquid Feb 1.

Can you be more specific who your appointment is with? Is it the 3 classes? Have you been seeing a case manager, dietitian, psychologist, generalist, etc?

This is just the first appointment since i was referred. So other then being referred ive heard nothing. I tried to get referred to other clinics but since the wait times are so long they were refused.

I guess there is only 1 surgeon at the QE2. Dr James Ellsmere

From my referral date to sleeve surgery date was a year and a half. I didn't wait long at all. I didn't have a group appointment though, so I'm not sure what direction your appointments are going in. Hopefully things will move quickly now for you!

I hope so. Im so excited to start, but im afraid if i do ill screw something up and they wont do it